SB 118

Drunk Driving Offenses - Expungement and the Ignition Interlock System Program

Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (District 26)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-24) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of certain records relating to a probation before judgment for driving while impaired or driving while under the influence; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require certain persons who are convicted of, or granted certain probation for, certain drunk driving offenses to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for certain periods of time.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bruce, Donna	CFUF - Witness	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Oral
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Goldstein, Ianlobbyist	Mothers Against Drunk Driving	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Position only
FAV	Kimball, Leslie	Responsibility.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muse, C. Anthony	Senator Muse	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Erickson, Kurtlobbyist	Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Higdon, Thomas	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klunk, Arthur	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sims, Sherrielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Muse, C. Anthony	Senator Muse	Written (PDF)
INFO	Helm, Pilar	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
INFO	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 2

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 2

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Mothers Against Drunk DrivingFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 1

Responsibility.orgFAV 1

Senator MuseFAV 1FWA 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVGoldstein, IanMothers Against Drunk DrivingRegistered for: Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Verde Environmental Technologies

FAVErickson, KurtWashington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)Registered for: Washington Regional Alcohol Program

FAVSims, SherrieRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association; College of Southern Maryland; City of District Heights; Charles County School Bus Contractors Association, Inc.; United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA); County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland…